02-05-2016, 11:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-05-2016, 11:04 AM by RolloTheGreat.)
(02-05-2016, 08:22 AM)gstanford Wrote: and rollo:
Quote:I'm a lot smarter than the people he's crafting his speech for, and as such, his sophistry does not fly with me.
Guess what - I'm a lot smarter than you and therefore your bullshit doesn't fly with me!
I'll just say, "When people I wouldn't trade places with tell me they are smarter than I am, or have advice for me, I don't pay much attention."
I once had a guy wearing a very old and low quality suit, who drove a very old and dilapidated car, pitch me on handling my investments. Said he had the true path to wealth.
I said to him, "I'm sorry, and I mean no offense, but you don't look very prosperous yourself. Why would I trust you with my money when it doesn't appear you can earn any of your own?". Which pretty much ended the conversation.
You may well have triple my IQ GStan, I don't know. I do know I'm pretty happy with my life as is, and prefer it to yours based on what I know of yours. So I say, "If you truly are smarter than I am, good for you. I hope it serves you well."